Joseph Bosisto, MP, had been presented with an extensive collection of seeds by the English firm of Sutton Bros In 1888. He, in turn, presented the collection to the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria (RHSV) for permanent display. They remained on display in the Pavillion until its demolition in 1951.) Link to Australian Dictionary of Biography: Joseph Bosisto https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bosisto-joseph-3027 Link to history of Suttons Seedshttps://merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2023/01/story-suttons-seeds-1806-present/Wooden wall-bracket with paper prints of natural grasses pasted on to 12 tin hinged panels. Front panel has 2 Royal Warrants awarded to Sutton & Sons - Seed Merchants, London, 1 dated 1871, the other 1884. Handmade museum standard box with internal support.Inscription on wooden cover which had become detached and now appears to be missing is, 'Natural Grasses, used in Mr Martin Sutton's Prescriptions for Permanent & Temporary Pastures.'joseph bosisto, sutton's bos, rhsv, seed, suttons & sons seed merchants, artifact

Seed cones mounted on a paper boardDisplay sheet. Spruce and larch seed cones from international sources glued to sheet and identified.

Seed broadcaster were used to distribute seed across a small area or to fill in patches where seeding has been missed. This method does not ensure a uniform distribution of seeds unless the person using the machine walks at a very measured pace. It also requires a lot of time and manual labour if used in larger areas. It was most used for planting cover crops, grains, grasses and similar plants that do not need to be in neat rows. The hand-crank broadcast seed spreader was invented in 1868 by Samuel S. Speicher (aka. Spyker) in Indiana, USA. By 1955 new developments included the invention of a seed broadcaster on wheels and these smaller spreaders started to disappear.This item is representative of agricultural machinery used on a local, national and international level in the late 19th and early 20th century.A metal hand seed broadcaster. A hopper at the top was the receptacle for seed. The wheel with a handle on the side when turned drives the cogs attached to an axle. This action rotates the attached spindle with blades to propel seed out the front of the broadcaster. The broadcaster would have had a shoulder strap and a bag of seed would have been added to the hopper and secured with twine through the holes around the top.agricultural tools, farm machinery

RVIB workers place seeds into packets on a production line.1 x B/W photograph of person packing seedsJO 4081royal victorian institute for the blind, employment

Herbert John Rumsey (1866-1956) started a nursery and seed business at Barbers Creek (Tallong) near Marulan in 1895. In 1901 he moved his operations to Dundas. From 1896 he regularly published seed catalogues. Some time before 1929 he set up a company, Herbert J. Rumsey & Sons Ltd, which later on (before 1937) changed its name to Rumsey Seeds Pty. Ltd.A small book with a cream cover which has colourful drawings of vegetables. The print is green and red. The book is titled "RUMSEY'S SEED CATALOGUE BEST SEEDS THAT GROW". It has 50 pp.agriculture horticulture catalogue seeds rumsey

Note attached, "Possibly a thermogradient cabinet for seed germination (possibly Joan Mullet) see John Delpratt," and by Peter May, "I'm not certain on either count. A friend of mine worked at seed testing in the early 70's and knew Joan M. Would you mind if I sent the photo to him to have look at?"Black and white photograph. Woman working in seed testing, Unable to definitely identify.seed testing, thermogradient cabinet, seed germination, joan mullet, plant research laboratory/institute

Seed Testing Station was operated by the Dept of Agriculture at Burnley but was not really used for teaching purposes 8 printed photographs from scans of slides of the Seed Testing Station. Views of the outside of the building and people working inside it. Taken by Gwen Vennell nee Easton soon after the building was opened and donated by her nephew Bruce Grant. seed testing station, gwen vennell ( easton), bruce grant

1. Handmade seed drill - square wooden base with wooden hand, 80 brass posts (80 seed holes at once). 2. Handmade wooden Tamper with wooden handle - used to tamp down soil media, same size as the seed drill.tool, seeds, planting, nursery, artifact

Pamphlet with brief description of seed testing, certification and research. Scannedseeds

Colour photograph. Nursery staff member, Ross Hall, with seed collecting frameOn reverse, "13.Sep.1985," and, "Ross Hall, Nursery Staff."ross hall, nursery, staff, seed collecting frame

Plant Specimen from the VSF Herbarium - seed cones in a cardboard box with a glass lid

Black and white photograph. Close up of seed raising bed. Timber frame and glass panels.906/6seed raising beds, e. m. gibson collection, timber frame, nursery, old nursery

Black and white photograph. Seed raising bed being watered with a watering can. Timber frame and glass panels.906/8seed raising beds, watering, e. m. gibson collection, seedlings, timber frame

B. & W. Photo of Williams Seed and Grain Store building, c.1900

The item is an end panel from the box section of a "SUN' Seed & Fertilizer Drill. It was manufactured by H.V. McKay Pty. Ltd. at their agricultural machinery manufacturing plant in Sunshine Victoria. The date of manufacture is estimated to be somewhere between 1921 and 1930 because of the imprint H.V. McKay Pty. Ltd. According to the Museum Metadata Exchange (http://museumex.org/oai/mv/2749) the Sunshine Harvester Works was reformed as H.V. McKay Pty. Ltd. in 1921 and in 1930 it became H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty. Ltd after a merger with the Canadian farm machinery manufacturer Massey Harris. The two events in 1921 and in 1930 are also confirmed by Churchward, M. (2006) at (http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2010).This early 20th century item is a relic of the agricultural machinery manufacturing past of Sunshine Victoria. The company started by H. V. McKay no longer exists and neither do the subsequent manufacturing companies H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty. Ltd., and the later Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Limited. Manufacturing has disappeared from this site being replaced by a shopping centre and other retail outlets, high rise apartments, law courts, police station, Vic Roads, and soon will house the new Brimbank Council offices and library.Brown rusty cast iron end panel from a Seed & Fertilizer Drill"SUN" / SEED & FERTILIZER DRILL / H.V. McKAY PTY. LTD / MAKERS / SUNSHINE / D879 agricultural machinery, sun, "sun" seed & fertilizer drill, h.v. mckay pty. ltd., d879, 1921, 1930, sunshine

Hand tillage implement for research on small holding plotsMintern No300A Seeder - Two long wooden handled, pedestrian directed, tillage implement with metal seed hopper attachment. Small cast metal spoked front wheel with chassis. Metal painted Red.Small Metal front wheel part no. K694. Tillage part no. K712, Seed Hopper part no. AP803, Attachment for seed hopper part no. 6539X Metal wheel cog driver fro seed hopper operation part no. K721mintern, hand plough, tillage, seeder, artifact

SEEDER, METAL CONTAINER WITH LONG HANDLES AND WHEELS AND HOE ASSEMBLYIMPRINTED IN THE LID OF THE METAL SEED BOX "PLANET JR NO.4"seeder, agriculture equipment

Plant Specimen from the VSF Herbarium - seeds in a cardboard box with a glass lid including a small seed packet.Box: Picea Maximoweczii. Tokyo. Japan. Note inside: Herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum Harvard University. No. 7526. E.H Wilson Sept, 18, 1914. On Seed packet: Seeds from Forest Experiment Station. Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.

Raisins are first dampened.'Boss' raisin seeder, hand-cranked with a wooden know on the handle."Mf'rd by A.C. Williams Ravenna O." "The Boss Raisin Seeder Pat. Pdg."food processing equipment